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Chinchilla

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Noun

1. chinchilla

the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla

2. chinchilla

a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton

3. chinchilla, chinchilla laniger

small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

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Chinchilla

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noun
1. 
a small gregarious hystricomorph rodent, Chinchilla laniger, inhabiting mountainous regions of South America: family Chinchillidae. It has a stocky body and is bred in captivity for its soft silvery grey fur
2. 
the highly valued fur of this animal
3.  mountain chinchilla
4. 
a breed of rabbit with soft silver-grey fur
5. 
a thick napped woollen cloth used for coats

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Chinchilla

see synonyms of chinchilla
noun
1. 
a small rodent (Chinchilla laniger) found in the Andes, but bred extensively elsewhere for its fur
2. 
the expensive, soft, pale-gray fur of this animal
3. 
a variety of Persian cat, typically pure white
4. 
a heavy cloth of wool, or wool and cotton, with a tufted, napped surface, used for making overcoats

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Chinchilla

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n.
1.
a. Either of two rodents of the genus Chinchilla that are native to the mountains of South America and are widely raised in captivity for their soft, pale gray fur.
b. The fur of either of these animals.
2. A thick twilled cloth of wool and cotton used for overcoats.

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